I'm not late.

In the class, the teacher asks Daniel.

Teacher: Daniel, why are you late again?
Daniel  : But you have said that it's never too late to learn.

"staunch"

staunch (adjective)

- strong and loyal in your opinion

He staunchly defended the new policy in his institution.

Accepting and Refusing

Some expressions for accepting and refusing

Mathematics

While teaching about telling price, the teacher asks Simon.

Teacher: If you had one dollar and asked your father for
               one more dollar, how much money would you
               have in total?
Simon  : One dollar.
Teacher: You don't know your maths.
Simon  : You don't know my father.

"creche"

creche (noun)

- a place where babies and small children are taken care of while their parents are working, studying, shopping, etc.

The parents take extra cost to pay for the creche in the hotel.

Valentine Greeting Card

Two friends talk

Daniel: Hi, what are you doing?
Simon: I'm writing a Valentine greeting card for
             my girlfriend.
Daniel: Why do you write it with your left hand?
Simon: I don't want my right hand knows. It is a surprise.

"decipher"

 decipher (verb)

- to succeed in finding the meaning of sth that is difficult to find or understand

She helped me to dicipher the menu in that restaurant.

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Daniel and Brenda are having a serious talk during their dating.

Daniel: Tiffany, what happen to you? Why are you angry?
Brenda: I'm Brenda, not Tiffany.

"exaggerate"

exaggerate (verb)

- to make sth seem larger, better, worse, or more important than it really is

It seems that he exaggerates his British accent when he speaks in the class.

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Valentine's Gift

Son asks his dad about a gift for Valentine's event.

Son: Daddy, what should I give to my girlfriend as a gift?
Dad: How does she look?
Son: She lookw pretty, sweet, smart, fun to be with and,
         of course, lovely.
Dad: Give her my number.

"rejoice"

rejoice (verb)

-  to express great happiness about sth

He rejoiced to see his parents safe from the crash.

Prepositions

This video may help you to familiarize the prepositions.

"trespass"

trespass (verb)

- to enter land or a building that you do not have permission or the right to  enter

The sign on the fence said 'No trespassing beyond this area'.